The TACIT program is funded by the Provost's office, and facilitated by Information
Technology, is an attempt to assist faculty who have had inadequate access
to technology for curriculum development. The aim is to replace faculty
members' primary computers; giving them more immediate access to--and
ready capacity to create--technology resources. If you have any questions
please contact the Provost's Office or the Faculty
Technology Development Center, reference: TACIT.

FTDC

Provost's Office

TACIT Training

As a recipient of equipment via the TACIT program, individuals also participate
in specially targeted training sessions. These cover a variety of topics,
each with the emphasis of providing fluency in technology skills which
will enhance the teaching and learning process.

TACIT Training Itinerary

All TACIT recipients are required to attend a General TACIT training session. In addition, iPad recipients
must attend an All About the iPad training session. Additional sessions on a variety of topics will also be offered.
All TACIT participants are strongly encouraged to attend a minimum of three sessions total. Participants who
attend a total of three TACIT sessions will receive a 64GB USB Flash Drive customized with the UM logo.

Session Descriptions

General TACIT Session - Monday through Friday, February 27 - March 3, 9:30-10:45am - Weir 107
All TACIT recipients are required to attend this session in which they will learn about
current and upcoming Information Technology initiatives on campus. Participants will also
learn about their new computers, sign property transfer forms, and be given delivery information.
Refreshments will be served. (1 hr 15 min)

All About the iPad - Various times on March 6-8
If you are receiving an iPad through TACIT, you will need to attend this session. In it, you
will learn about the iPad features, see recommended apps, and more. Participants will also learn
how to give presentations from the iPad by connecting it to an LCD projector. You will receive
your TACIT iPad at the end of this session. (1.5 hr)

Monday, March 6th

Introduction to Accessibility - Monday, March 6th, 10:00 AM - Weir 107
Make your documents accessible to people of all abilities and disabilities. This session will
teach participants to create PDF files, Word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that
meet accessibility requirements. Learning these basic practices and standards will ensure that
all students can access your classroom content. (1 hr)

Camtasia for Screen Casting - Monday, March 6th, Noon - Weir 107
This session will focus on the process and applications of screen casting techniques in
education. Screen casting is the process of recording activity on a computer screen with
voice annotation to a video file. This course content can be distributed to students via
cloud storage (such as Box or Google Drive) or various streaming services such as YouTube.
Screen casting is essential for a 'flipped classroom' approach which is gaining popularity at
all levels of education. The widely used Camtasia software package will be demonstrated.
Presented by Dr. J.R. Gladden (1 hr)

Welcome to Windows 10 - Monday, March 6th, 1:00 PM- Weir 107
Your new TACIT PC will come with Windows 10. This session will introduce you to the new
features and changes in Windows 10 so that you will be comfortable with your new computer. (30 min)

Photoshop - Monday, March 6th, 1:30 PM- Weir 104
In this session, participants will learn the basics of editing images in Adobe
Photoshop. Topics to be covered include: basic image manipulation,
changing the size and resolution of an image, cropping and rotating an image,
applying color correction, using filters such as blur and sharpen, cleaning
up photographs, selection techniques, and using layers. (1.5 hr)

Accessibility: The 10¢ Tour of the $1,000,000 Issue - Monday, March 6th, 2:00 PM - Weir 107
Participants will learn the basics of accessibility, including what it
means and why it is important. They will also look at various tools for evaluating
the accessibility of materials on the Web and in the classroom. (1 hr)

Self & Peer Assessment in Blackboard - Monday, March 6th, 3:00 PM - Weir 107
The Self and Peer Assessment tool in Blackboard allows instructors to create
exercises composed of one or more questions, each with one or more criteria (i.e., a rubric).
Students complete the questions and use the criteria to evaluate their answers and those of
their peers. Participants will learn to develop and deploy exercises that use the Self & Peer Assessment tool. (1 hr)

Tuesday, March 7th

Blackboard Accessibility - Tuesday, March 7th, 9:00 AM - Weir 107
When it comes to accessibility of online content, Blackboard is at the center
of our conversation. We will learn about faculty responsibilities and general
best practices, as well as the features Blackboard offers to ensure all students
can access your course content. (1 hr)

Read My Voice: You Need Captions - Tuesday, March 7th, 11:00 AM - Weir 107
Learn the basics of captioning for video use in the classroom and online. (1 hr)

Blackboard Portfolios - Tuesday, March 7th, 1:00 PM - Weir 107
This workshop introduces the new Blackboard Portfolio feature. Portfolios are a
medium for users to efficiently collect and organize artifacts representative
of work completed over time. (1 hr)

Introduction to Accessibility - Tuesday, March 7th, 2:00 PM - Weir 107
Make your documents accessible to people of all abilities and disabilities. This session
will teach participants to create PDF files, Word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
that meet accessibility requirements. Learning these basic practices and standards will
ensure that all students can access your classroom content. (1 hr)

Wednesday, March 8th

Mac Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts - Wednesday, March 8th, 9:00 AM - Weir 104
Want to learn tips, tricks, and shortcuts to make your life easier and more productive?
Then come to this workshop. We'll be presenting ways to speed up common tasks using a
combination of keyboard shortcuts and helpful tips. (1 hr)

Welcome to Windows 10 - Wednesday, March 8th, 10:00 AM - Weir 107
Your new TACIT PC will come with Windows 10. This session will introduce you
to the new features and changes in Windows 10 so that you will be comfortable
with your new computer. (30 min)

UM Box File Storage and Sharing - Wednesday, March 8th, 10:30 AM - Weir 104
This training session will introduce UM Box for cloud storage and collaboration.
Attendees will learn how to login to Box, navigate the Box web site and share
folders and files. The BoxEdit and BoxSync applications will also be covered. (30 min)

Tips for Successful Online Testing in Blackboard - Wednesday, March 8th, 1:00 PM - Weir 107
Instructors will learn how to create online tests and surveys using the Test Manager
and Pool Manager features. Tips for successful test deployment will also be given,
including using the Exceptions function to allow extra time for select users. (1 hr)

Using Rubrics in Blackboard - Wednesday, March 8th, 2:00 PM - Weir 107
SafeAssign is now integrated directly into the Blackboard Assignments tool.
Learn how to create and configure assignments to check students' submissions for
plagiarism using the SafeAssign service. (30 min)

Accessible Course Materials - Wednesday, March 8th, 2:30 PM - Weir 107
Learn simple practices to help you create an accessible course. We will discuss
ebooks, websites, academic journals, computer documents, and other common course
elements. I will show you how to evaluate and improve these resources to ensure
your courses are as accessible as possible. (1 hr)

Thursday, March 9th

What's New in Office 2016 for Mac - Thursday, March 9th, 9:30 AM - Weir 104
With the updated user interface of Mac Office 2016, one of the key redesigns
is the ribbon. This session will take a look at the ribbon redesign,
real-time co-authoring, recommended charts feature for Excel, new theme
variants in PowerPoint, side by side calendar view in Outlook, and more. (30 min)

Tips for Successful Online Testing in Blackboard - Thursday, March 9th, 10:00 AM - Weir 107
Instructors will learn how to create online tests and surveys using the Test Manager
and Pool Manager features. Tips for successful test deployment will also be given,
including using the Exceptions function to allow extra time for select users. (1 hr)

What's New in Office 2016 for Windows - Thursday, March 9th, 11:00 AM - Weir 107
If you are transitioning from an older version of Office, you might want to take a look
at this session. See how you can get work done more quickly with Tell Me, Smart Lookup,
co-authoring, Modern Attachments and more. (30 min)

MAC 101: Switching from a PC to a Mac - Thursday, March 9th, 11:00 AM - Weir 104
This workshop is designed for those new to the Mac platform and will show basic
navigation and use of a Mac. Also demonstrated will be the creation and usage of
educational media objects - audio, video, recordings, presentations, pdf docs,
Books (ePub or iBooks) and others. Demonstrations will be done on the
latest operating system OS X Sierra. Presented by Apple, Inc. (1 hr)

MAC 101: Switching from a PC to a Mac - Thursday, March 9th, 1:00 PM - Weir 104
This workshop is designed for those new to the Mac platform and will show basic
navigation and use of a Mac. Also demonstrated will be the creation and usage of
educational media objects - audio, video, recordings, presentations, pdf docs,
Books (ePub or iBooks) and others. Demonstrations will be done on the latest
operating system OS X Sierra. Presented by Apple, Inc. (1 hr)

MAC 102 for Educators - Thursday, March 9th, 2:30 PM - Weir 104
Topics covered include a look at the new features in Sierra, the latest release
of OS X, and content creation tools for Educators. (Participants should have at
least 1 year familiarity with the Mac platform.) Presented by Apple, Inc. (1 hr)

Friday, March 10th

Mac Tips, Tricks, Shortcuts - Friday, March 10th, 9:00 AM - Weir 104
Want to learn tips, tricks, and shortcuts to make your life easier and more productive?
Then come to this workshop. We'll be presenting ways to speed up common tasks using
a combination of keyboard shortcuts and helpful tips. (1 hr)

What's New in Office 2016 for Windows - Friday, March 10th, 10:00 AM - Weir 107
If you are transitioning from an older version of Office, you might want to take a
look at this session. See how you can get work done more quickly with Tell Me,
Smart Lookup, co-authoring, Modern Attachments and more. (30 min)

Inline Grading in Blackboard - Friday, March 10th, 10:30 AM - Weir 104
Inline Grading is a feature in Blackboard which allows instructors to view,
comment on, and grade student-submitted files "inline", meaning in the web browser,
without having to leave the Blackboard interface. Annotation tools are available as
part of the inline viewer, enabling instructors to provide feedback via comments,
highlights, and even drawing/annotation directly onto the inline document view.
All instructor comments/markup is then available to the student via Blackboard.
Attend this session to learn more about Inline Grading. (30 min)

What's New in Office 2016 for Mac - Friday, March 10th, 1:00 PM - Weir 104
With the updated user interface of Mac Office 2016, one of the key redesigns
is the ribbon. This session will take a look at the ribbon redesign,
real-time co-authoring, recommended charts feature for Excel, new theme
variants in PowerPoint, side by side calendar view in Outlook, and more. (30 min)

Using the Blackboard Retention Center - Friday, March 10th, 1:30 PM - Weir 104
Get early insight into student performance using the Blackboard Retention Center.
Participants will learn to use the Retention Center to monitor student progress
and to set specific course rules to track items that are good indicators of risk. (30 min)

Blackboard Accessibility - Friday, March 10th, 2:00 PM - Weir 107
When it comes to accessibility of online content, Blackboard is at the
center of our conversation. We will learn about faculty responsibilities
and general best practices, as well as the features Blackboard offers
to ensure all students can access your course content. (1 hr)